PUBLIC LAW 98-219—FEB. 17, 1984 Public Law 98-219 98th Congress
98 STAT. 11
An Act
To declare certain lands to be held in trust for the benefit of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, and for other purposes.
Feb. 17, 1984 [H.R. 2898]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (a) Subject to subsection (d), all right, title, and interest 25 USC 766 note, of the United States in the lands described in subsection (b) (including all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto) are declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the respective bands of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, as provided in subsection (b), and are declared to be part of the reservation of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. (b) The lands subject to this section are parcels 1 through 5 of the lands depicted on the maps contained in the draft document entitled "Proposed Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Reservation Plan", dated January 24, 1982, and published by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Upon enactment of this Act, Federal the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the legal descrip- Register, tion of the lands so depicted. The Secretary is authorized to correct publication. any technical errors in the descriptions of the subject lands. Such lands shall be held as follows: (1) To be held in trust for the Kanosh Band of the Paiute Tribe of Utah: Parcel numbered 2, figure 5, page 95, containing .J-^.ISHuiM. approximately five hundred and sixty acres; parcel numbered 3, figure 6, page 99, containing approximately five hundred and two acres. (2) To be held in trust for the Koosharem Band of the Paiute Tribe of Utah: Parcel numbered 4, figure 7, page 105, containing approximately five hundred and twenty acres; parcel numbered 5, figure 8, page 111, containing approximately seven hundred and fifteen acres. (3) To be held in trust for the Cedar City Band of the Paiute Tribe of Utah: That portion of parcel numbered 1, figure 4, page 85, containing approximately two thousand forty-four acres. (4) To be held in trust for the Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah: That portion of parcel numbered 1, figure 4, page 85, containing approximately four hundred and twentyfour acres. (c) Nothing in this section shall deprive any person of any existing legal right-of-way, mining claim, grazing permit, water right, or other right or interest which such person may have in the lands described in subsection (b). (d) Pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 985), the Water Secretary shall acquire, to the extent available, easements to and 25 USC 464, 465. water rights for the lands described in subsection (b) as necessary for their use. (e) The Secretary shall consult with the town council of Joseph, Utah, and other appropriate local governmental entities prior to
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